tail light extremely bright causing no brake lights

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Feb 2007, 5:17 pm

#575380

hey people
am having a dilemma with tail light /brake lights drivers side is fine tail light but no brake light and passenger side the tail light is extremely bright only on the tail light element of the bulb. i figure there is a short somewhere causing all these grief i have tried new bulbs fiddled around with the bulb fitting but still to no avail.
anyone have any idea? was thinkin the brake switches on the master cylinder first but its the tail light causing the problem i figure?
anyoine have any ideas?
cheers
rhys

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884 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 25 Feb 2007, 6:01 pm

#575388

i had a similar problem with my bus after fitting new brake bulbs, ending up being a weak earth, wiggled the bulbs around a bit and its been fine since.... might be worth checking the contacts/earthing part of the wiring.

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149 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 25 Feb 2007, 6:20 pm

#575390

agree!

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Feb 2007, 7:10 pm

#575408

Rhys have you changed any of the wiring

have you got the buld in the right way around

check the earthing as well

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Feb 2007, 7:11 pm

#575409

Rhys have you changed any of the wiring

have you got the bulb in the right way around

check the earthing as well

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Feb 2007, 7:29 pm

#575415

yer bulbs in right way have tried to wiring around the other way thinkin it might be the brake lite up all the time but its not that its not an earth back there cause reverse light's and indicators work properly??
cheers
rhys

it aint just cool its aircool'd

koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 25 Feb 2007, 8:30 pm

#575428

Nah, earth of that particular bulb....

also is it fitted right way around?

kombi_kid wrote:yer bulbs in right way have tried to wiring around the other way thinkin it might be the brake lite up all the time but its not that its not an earth back there cause reverse light's and indicators work properly??
cheers
rhys

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738 posts · joined Jun 2006 · 25 Feb 2007, 8:42 pm

#575432

we get a lot of dust on our roads up here and it makes the vehicles tail lights play up ,if you take out the globes give the hole a clean,that works for me

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1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 26 Feb 2007, 12:03 am

#575490

Check the earths in all of the rear lights and after cleaning them daub some Vaseline on them before tightening them. It will prevent a repeat of the problem.